So, I decided to make the step from rifles to handgns with this '85 vintage hi-power. after reading up a lot on them, i found this at my local shop. I was wondering if anyone on here can shed any light on it for me. I have learned a lot since deciding on a hi-pwer, from Stephen Camp's website on the sbject. But learned yesterday of his untimely passing. May he R.I.P. From his info, I thought at first glance, that it was a MKIII, since it has no hole under the barrel and no rib atop the slide. It does lack the ambidextrous safety of the MKIII and also desn't have the the firing pin safety either. But the slide is maybe a MKIII slide? Maybe its a transitional piece or a early MKIII. Either way, its lovely and I can't wait to get out and shoot it. If anyone has any input, I'd love to learn more. Thanks for looking.